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B4 CLASSIFIEDS Blue Mountain Eagle 651 Help Wanted Plant Science Inc is offering 13 full-time temp. positions in Siskiyou County located in the State of CA. Anticipated period of employment is 6/7/2019 to 11/10/2019. Qualified workers must have 1 mo nursery expe- rience with strawberries, rasp- berries & garlic & expect to do agricultural work that involves around the berries & garlic. Wage is $13.92/hr. Anticipate a 40-hr workweek, ¾ of the hrs guaranteed. Free housing avail. for workers incl. U.S. workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each workday. Tools, supplies & equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. Transportation & subsistence expense to the worksite will be provided or paid for by the employer upon 50% completion of contract or earli- er. Out of state applicants can apply at their nearest local SWA office or contact the employer by phone at 831-750-8829. For the SWA servicing the area of intended employment contact WorkSource Redding CA at 530-225-2185. Reference job order number 16562118. Community Counseling Solutions, a 501(c)(3) orga- nization, is recruiting for an Office Support Specialist in our John Day office. Qualified applicants must have excel- lent customer service skills, be computer literate, have the ability to create and understand spreadsheets, utilize word processing programs, and learn clinical software systems. Must be able to communicate well in person, by phone, and in writing. High school diploma or equivalent G.E.D. certificate required. Hourly wage is $14.38 to 19.81, DOEE. This 20 hour per week position is eligible for benefits. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are encouraged to complete the online application and upload resume at www.community- counselingsolutions.org. Posi- tion open until filled. EEO. PRAIRIE CITY CEMETERY The Prairie City Cemetery is looking for a maintenance groundkeeper. We are looking for someone to prepare graves and main- tain cemetery grounds but not limited to, excavating of graves, burial functions, sodding, seed- ing, fertilizing, monument and marker setting, operating earth moving and lawn care equip- ment and cemetery cleanup, and maintain equipment (pump, lawn mowers and weed eaters.) Female Caregiver Needed To assist one person in John Day home. Day and night shift available. Driver’s license, back- ground check and drug screen required. Call 541-620-0690. 828 Misc for Sale Taking advanced orders for custom grass fed natural beef. Quarters, halves or whole. Also available: feeder calves. 541-620-4000. 101 Legal Notices 999 Statewide Classifieds 999 Statewide Classifieds Applying for Social Security Disability or Appealing a De- nied Claim? Call Bill Gordon & Assoc., Social Security Disabil- ity Attorneys, 1-855-548-1237! FREE Consultations. Local At- torneys Nationwide [Mail: 2420 N St NW, Washington DC. Of- fice: Broward Co. 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JOHN DAY URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY PROPOSED 2019-2020 BUDGET SUMMARY Budget Committee Actual Adopted Approved FY 17-18 FY 18-19 FY 19-20 RESOURCES Revenue from Bonds & Other Debt 0 0 Estimated Resources other than Property Taxes 0 0 Revenue from Division of Tax 0 0 Total Resources 0 0 62,500 62,500 30,000 92,500 REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION Materials & Services 0 Debt Service 0 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 0 0 0 0 72,500 20,000 92,500 REQUIREMENTS BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT Administration 0 0 92,500 FTE 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 0 TOTAL FTE 0 0 0 92,500 0 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: * This is the first budget for the newly organized John Day Urban Renewal Agency 999 Statewide Classifieds Become a Published Author. We want to Read Your Book! Dorrance Publishing-Trusted by Authors Since 1920. Book man- uscript submissions currently being reviewed. Comprehensive Services: Consultation, Produc- tion, Promotion and Distribu- tion. 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Highest Pr 541-620-2198 • Jewelry Repair • Buy & Sell • Estate Liquidation • Antiques • Gold & Silver 101 Legal Notices 101 Legal Notices REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS/PROPOSAL For Labor Standards Compliance Services Heart of Grant County’s Meredith House Domestic Trauma Service Center Design and Construction Project Grant County 201 S Humbolt, Suite 280 Canyon City, OR 97820 • 541-575-0059 Due Date: May 28, 2019 3:00 pm PDT Submit Proposal to: Grant County Court 201 S Humbolt, Suite 280 Canyon City, OR 97820 Work under this contract will be funded in its entirety with federal grant funds from the Oregon Community Development Block Grant program administered by the Oregon Business Development Department. Grant County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Introduction Grant County desires to contract with a consultant to assist the County with its Labor Standards compliance duties as a part of the Community Development Block Grant program. This is a stand-alone project. This project is funded by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awarded from the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD) in its entirety. The total CDBG grant amount is $1,500,000. This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for selecting Labor Standards Compliance Services. The grant will be used by Grant County to complete the design and construction of Heart of Grant County’s Meredith House, a domestic trauma service center. General Scope of Work The Labor Standards Compliance consultant shall provide the following services associated with the CDBG for Grant County’s Mere- dith House Domestic Trauma Service Center Design and Construction Project on behalf of Heart of Grant County as delineated in the appropriate funding handbook and other agency specified publications (this listing is not meant to be exhaustive or exclusive): • Determine the specific labor standards parameters applicable for the construction project. • Implement and monitor Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) program. • Verify the contractor and subcontractors’ eligibilities to contract with Federal and State agencies. • Prepare and submit regulatory contract award notices to Contractor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and to Business Oregon for CDBG funds using Exhibit 6F of the CDBG Grant Handbook. • Help coordinate with all parties involved the pre-construction meeting and inform contractors of wage and reporting obligations. Help prepare and distribute pre-construction meeting agenda and minutes. • Create and maintain Labor Standards Enforcement File • Conduct employee interviews and reconcile with Certified Payrolls. Verify and document posting of federal notices on jobsite. • Perform ongoing and timely monitoring reviews of the weekly Certified Payroll Reports and related submissions for compliance. • Notify the prime contractor in writing of any labor discrepancies or suspected violations and define the corrective actions to be taken including restitution payments. • Identify violations and investigate complaints of underpayment to workers. • Prepare the Notice of Labor Standards Violation Report and HUD 5.7 Enforcement Report for the underpayments to workers, if necessary. • Maintain a Labor Standards Administration and Enforcement File. • Prepare various reports for contract and labor compliance including but not limited to the Contract and Subcontract Activity Report, and Semi-Annual Labor Standards Enforcement Report. • Review the final project file and participate in the final review meeting with Business Oregon. Proposal Requirements The Proposer, and all firms, subsidiaries, and individuals providing professional services shall be licensed to practice in each of their respective areas of professional expertise in the State of Oregon and shall comply with all the State of Oregon Professional Engineering licensure requirements. The submittal must include the following, in addition to what is required to comply with the Evaluation Criteria below: • The firm’s name, address, phone number, and fax number; • The name of the contact person within the firm and their email address; • A list of firm’s key personnel who would be assigned to this Project, by discipline; • The tasks required to complete the Scope of Work; • Date of completion of each task; and • Insurance certificate(s) showing insurance for a minimum of $1,000,000: • Worker’s Compensation • Professional Service Liability/Errors or Omissions • Comprehensive General Liability Any proposal that materially fails to satisfy the above stated Proposal Requirements will not be further evaluated. Evaluation Criteria Please indicate in writing the following information about you and/or your firm’s ability and desire to perform this work. Firms will be rated based upon the weight assigned to each item as noted in parentheses at the end of each statement below (100 Total Points). • Introduction (no points awarded): Provide a cover letter generally describing you and/or your firm’s character and culture. Include a description of any branch offices, year established, and a list of disciplines regularly performed by your staff. • Experience (40 points): Demonstrate your prior experience in similar projects within the last five years. Responses must list projects performed within the last three years, most comparable to the request services and include any projects that were in part or fully funded by Oregon Community Development Block Grants (OCDBG) and the Proposers responsibilities in meeting OCDBG requirements. Also, for each project, include information about timeline/completion date of similar projects. • History (20 points): Provide a history of your and/or your firms’ engineering design experience on domestic trauma service centers, domestic violence shelters, or similar facilities in small, rural Oregon communities. Specify how many years of experience you and/or your firm has of design experience for community facilities in small, rural Oregon communities. • Available Resources & Team (30 Points): The amount and type of resources, and number of experienced staff (including sub-contractors), available to perform the Consultant Services required by this project including without limitation: recent, current, and project workloads related to staff and resources for the duration of the project. Provide a resume for each key team member indicating their experience relating to this project, and whether they are an outside consultant or an employee of your firm. • References (10 Points): Provide three references demonstrating your ability to contribute to the success of the project completion. Include name, title, phone number, e-mail address and type and length of professional relation to reference. Evaluation Procedure • The evaluation process shall be administered in accordance with the authority and the procedures in ORS 279C. Proposals submitted on time will be forwarded to the selection committee who will independently score each proposal per the scored criteria listed above. • The outcome of the independent evaluation may, at the County’s sole discretion, result in: a) Notice to a proposer of selection for tentative negotiation and possible award; or b) Further steps to gather more information for evaluation, which often means a notice of placement on an interview list with time and date of the interview. • While price is very important, it will not necessarily govern selection of the Consultant. The cost and statement work will be negotiated with the Consultant, within the overall intent described in this RFQ. • If negotiations are not successful, the County may terminate negotiations with the top ranked Consultant and may begin negotiations with the next highest ranked Consultant or can the Request for Proposal. Selection Process The selection committee appointed by Grant County Court will review, score and rank the Proposers’ RFQs. Interviews may be requested prior to awarding. Contract negotiations with the highest ranked Proposer shall be directed toward obtaining written agreement on: • The Consultant’s tasks and a performance schedule; • A contract which is consistent with the Proposer’s RFQ; • A contract which is fair and reasonable to the County, taking into the account the estimated value, scope, complexity, and nature of the Consultant Services. Grant County reserves the right to: • Amend, modify, or withdraw this RFQ. • Require supplemental statements or information from the Proposer(s) or selected highest ranking Proposer. • Extend deadline for responses to this RFQ. • Accept or reject any and all proposals pursuant to this RFQ. • Waive or correct any irregularities in proposals after prior notice to the Proposer. • Negotiate with alternate Proposers, if initial contract negotiations are unsuccessful. This RFQ does not obligate Grant County to award a contract, to pay costs incurred in preparing any proposal, or to procure the services described herein. All pro- posals are submitted at the sole cost and expense of the Proposer(s). Grant County shall incur no liability or obligation to a Proposer except pursuant to a written contract for services, duly executed by the Proposer, and an authorized signatory for Grant County. Submission Requirements Two (2) originals and one (1) electronic copy of the RFP response and cover letter in PDF format on a flash drive in a sealed envelope. Originals must bear an original signature of a duly authorized representative empowered to bind the Proposer. Proposals shall be clearly marked “RFQ FOR CDBG LABOR STANDARDS” on the outside of the envelope and shall be submitted to: Grant County Court 201 S Humbolt, Suite 280 Canyon City OR 97820 Submission deadline: 3:00 pm PDT, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Missed deliveries, late or faxed submittals will be considered non-responsive. Questions and Clarifications All inquiries relating to the RFQ process to include administration, deadline, award, and/or to the substantive technical portions of the RFQ must be received no later than five (5) days prior to the deadline and be directed to: Grant County Contact: Grant County Economic Development 530 E Main St Suite 10 John Day OR 97845 Attn: Allison Field, Director Email: allison.field@grantcountyoregon.net Any questions regarding the intent of the work or technical aspects of the work must be submitted in writing to Grant County. Substantive questions and answers will be made available to all known RFQ recipients; when appropriate, revisions, substitutions, or clarifications shall be issued as official addenda to this RFQ. Format for Proposals The Proposal should be organized in accordance with a cover letter and list of scored criteria. The Proposal should not exceed five (5) pages, excluding the cover letter, any tabs or indexes. • One page is defined as: one side of a single 8-1/2”x11” page, with minimum 12-point font size for the substantive text. Proposers are encouraged to submit Proposals on recycled paper without binders. Cover stock is acceptable. • A duly authorized representative empowered to bind the Proposers’ must sign the Proposal Public Records Information provided in a Proposal, will to the extent allowed by law, be held in confidence and not reveled or discussed with competitors. Compensation A fixed sum not to exceed the sum allocation of the CDBG funding awards – $20,000. Timeline for the Evaluation Process: RFQ Release May 8, 2019 Responses Received: May 28, 2019 by 3 p.m. PDT Selection Committee Review: May 29, 2019 County Award (pending possible interviews): May 31, 2019 Contract Signed: At the earliest convenience of both parties after award. Protest Procedures 1. Solicitation: Written protests or requests for the change of a solicitation provision, specification or contract term shall be submitted to Grant County seven (7) calendar days prior to the close of this solicitation period. 2. Selection Protest: Everyone who submits an RFQ will be notified in writing of their selection status. Anyone claiming to be adversely affected or aggrieved by the selection process shall have seven (7) calendar days after the receipt of selection notification to submit a written protest. 3. Grant County shall have the authority to settle or resolve all written protests. Late protests will not receive any consideration. Work under this contract will be funded in its entirety with federal grant funds from the Oregon Community Development Block Grant program administered by the Oregon Business Development Department. 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